Linjiacun

Reincarnation Sword Realm, Lin Family Village.

Inside a thatched hut, a young girl with slender but slightly rough hands carried a bowl of rice porridge to a straw mat.

The little girl named Lin Zhaodi spoke softly, "Brother Su, come, it's time for porridge."

Hearing the voice by his ear, Su Ming helplessly propped himself up.

It had been ten days since he arrived in the Reincarnation Sword Realm, and he had been lying on this straw mat for ten days as well.

More importantly, he currently could not use any Spiritual Qi, as if he were an ordinary person.

"Sister Die, you've really put me through it..." Su Ming didn't know how many times he had said this to himself.

Because the method of sending him into the Reincarnation Sword Realm was somewhat rough, Su Ming had instinctively raised his Spiritual Qi to protect himself.

However, he currently possessed a fatal attraction for those stars.

So the moment Su Ming released his Spiritual Qi, those stars were also drawn to him. A massive amount of Star Power flooded into his body, directly displacing his original Spiritual Qi.

The Star Power Su Ming currently held might be even more terrifying than that of a normal Peak Star Realm Cultivator.

This further intensified Su Ming's resonance with the stars, to the point that as soon as he closed his eyes now, those stars would actively approach him.

In other words, Su Ming couldn't even close his eyes to sleep now.

He had tried it before, and the price he paid was being blind until now.

Su Ming was lucky; in that state, he was picked up by this little girl named Lin Zhaodi and brought back to the Lin Family Village.

"Brother Su, let me tell you, when I went to the back mountain to gather herbs today, I found a stalk of sword qi grass. I later traded it with the village chief for a lot of food."

"Can you taste it? I put sugar in today's rice porridge!"

Hearing her tone, Su Ming could imagine the little girl's jubilant expression.

Unfortunately, he couldn't see anything right now.

"I can taste it. But you must hide that food well. It's not the thief you should fear, but the thief's covetous gaze."

After spending ten days together, Su Ming had learned about the situation in Lin Family Village from Lin Zhaodi.

This place was called Broken Sword Peak, said to have been formed by a single strike from a top-tier Sword Cultivator.

A hundred years had passed, and people had migrated here, while some Sects also used this place as a base.

Lin Family Village was a relatively impoverished place; the villagers relied entirely on farming and gathering herbs in the mountains for their livelihood.

The few Cultivators were only at the Mortal Realm, and even the strongest, the village chief, was only at the Longevity Realm level.

But on second thought, the fact that a Longevity Realm Cultivator could appear in such a small, broken village was enough to show that the Reincarnation Sword Realm was much stronger than the Qianyuan Continent.

Moreover, Su Ming could feel that the concentration of Spiritual Qi here was only a notch below that of the Three Saints Sect.

"Zhaodi, I want to go out for a walk, is that okay?" Su Ming suddenly asked after finishing the rice porridge.

After lying in bed for over ten days, he felt uncomfortable all over.

However, with the Star Power in his body currently in chaos, it was impossible for him to go out alone.

Shen Ming, his war pet, had been on Su Ming's wrist the whole time, but Su Ming was worried that letting it lead him would cause some sort of commotion.

This was also why Su Ming had ordered Shen Ming to stay put after entering the Reincarnation Sword Realm and experiencing abnormalities in his body.

This wasn't the Qianyuan Continent; a cultivation level of the Star Realm Fifth Layer wasn't much to look at here.

"I already guessed you wouldn't be able to sit still, Brother Su. A few days ago while gathering herbs in the mountains, I found a stick that's very suitable for a cane. Take it, and I'll take you out for a walk."

Lin Zhaodi placed the pre-prepared wooden stick by the edge of the bed and helped Su Ming slowly get up.

At this moment, Su Ming looked like a sickly person who didn't have long to live.

Even walking required relying on Lin Zhaodi.

Fortunately, the little girl didn't mind Su Ming; instead, she patiently led him out of the thatched hut.

But after only a few steps, little Zhaodi brought him back inside.

"I still have to go into the mountains to gather herbs. Brother Su, wait for me at home with peace of mind."

Hearing the now-familiar sound of the door closing, Su Ming reached out and touched Shen Ming on his wrist.

"Follow her and protect her. While you're at it, help her get some Spirit Medicine."

"Yes, Master."

Shen Ming detached from Su Ming's wrist and quietly trailed after Lin Zhaodi as she left.

After Su Ming confirmed that the girl indeed had no malice, he had Shen Ming protect her in secret and provide appropriate help.

Otherwise, how could an ordinary little girl have the luck to pick up something like sword qi grass?

On the rural path, Lin Zhaodi hummed an out-of-tune, cheerful song as she walked along.

"The food from one stalk of sword qi grass can last Brother Su and me for a month. If I can find another one, I won't have to go into the mountains for a while..."

Just as she was full of joy, another group of children came playing and chasing each other into the fields.

Looking at them, a flash of longing appeared in Lin Zhaodi's eyes.

However, upon seeing Lin Zhaodi's gaze, the group of children's expressions suddenly changed.

"Lin Zhaozai is looking at us, hurry up and go!"

The children who were just playing hurriedly left, leaving a stiff-faced Lin Zhaodi behind.

She could no longer hum that cheerful song from before.

Her previous good mood vanished, and with a distressed face, she walked toward the mountain forest.

However, as she reached the entrance of the forest, a group of adults walked out, cursing and swearing.

After seeing Lin Zhaodi, their faces became even more displeased, even showing disgust.

"It's bad enough that we didn't get any herbs in the mountains and nearly lost our lives to a Yao Beast, but now we walk out and see this Calamity Star. What rotten luck!"

The group walked past Lin Zhaodi while grumbling, not wanting to give her a second look.

"Do you think she'll run into that Yao Beast after she goes in and get eaten by it?"

"If that really happens, I'll definitely have the village chief throw a day-long feast. That would be a huge blessing."

Those people hadn't gone far, so these malicious words naturally reached Zhaodi's ears.

The small girl stood there with clenched fists, her little face filled with indignation and anger.

After a long time, she finally relaxed her clenched fists and walked into the mountain forest numbly.

She had heard similar things too many times; she was already used to it, she had to be used to it.

Following her usual familiar route, little Zhaodi walked along searching for any possible medicinal herbs.

"If only I could find another stalk of sword qi grass... this time I won't trade it for food, I'll trade it for money. I want to leave this place..."